Tornado        : two-men catamaran    6.10   15.6    165    -     -
The first prototype of the Tornado, designed by Rodney March, was
tested in 1967. The Tornado showed such good results that after a
short time an international class with A-status for the Olympic
Games was created.
The Tornado is able in reaching speeds of over 25 miles/hour. 
The boat can reach these high speeds because of it's low
resistance, which is a result of boat's shape. The polyester 
hulls are connected with tubes. The mast is positioned at the 
middel of the first tube. The main sail, which is attached to the
mast, has battens which run from the border of the main sail to 
the mast. The Tornado also has a jib. 
The helmsman and the crew-member are seated on a kind of 
trampoline which is spread between the hulls. Both hulls have 
their own rudders, but both are simultaneously controlled by the 
helmsman's joystick which is connected with the tillers of both 
hulls. Both hulls allso have their own midsword.  


Technical data:

length (overall)                                  6.10 m
length (waterline)                                5.84 m
width (overall)                                   3.05 m
width (waterline)                                 3.02 m
draught sword lowered                             0.76 m
draught sword raised                              0.15 m
displacement                                    165    kg
area mainsail                                    15.6  m^2
area jib                                          5.4  m^2
handicap (IYRU)                               SW=66
